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Lawrence County High School

Public Grades 9-12
244th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 374 Alabama High Schools
Better than 35% of Alabama high schools
Summary

Lawrence County High School is a public high school in Moulton, Alabama, serving 628 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Lawrence County School District. While the school has maintained relatively stable graduation rates, it faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism and underperformance on standardized tests compared to state and nearby school averages.

Lawrence County High School's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 88.2% to 93.7% in recent years, on par with nearby Hatton High School (90.0%) and East Lawrence High School (90.0%). However, the school's dropout rates have been slightly higher, ranging from 5.4% to 8.6%, compared to 5.8% to 7.4% for West Morgan High School and Hatton High School. Additionally, Lawrence County High School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.0% to 18.4%, which is higher than the 14.8% rate reported for Hatton High School and East Lawrence High School.

Academically, Lawrence County High School's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts for 11th-grade students have consistently lagged behind the state and Lawrence County averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 14.38% in Math, 20.55% in Science, and 14.89% in English, compared to the state averages of 23.71%, 32.38%, and 30.24%, respectively. The school's spending per student ($9,459 in 2018-2019) is also lower than nearby Hatton High School ($10,654) and East Lawrence High School ($11,542), which may contribute to the academic challenges.

586
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,459
Per pupil spending ?
50.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 102 College St
       Moulton, AL  35650-1415

(256) 905-2440

District: Lawrence County


Feeder schools for Lawrence County High School:

Elementary:    Moulton Elementary School
    Speake
Middle:    Moulton Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.3%
American Indian:
9.9%
African American:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Strengths
96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 29% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg17%
Alabama avg29%
244th of 374
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Lawrence County
95th of 135Lawrence County among Alabama districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.1244 of 37434.8%★★☆☆☆
202444.9202 of 37846.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.7253 of 37131.8%★★☆☆☆
202237.8217 of 36740.9%★★☆☆☆
202141.2210 of 37143.4%★★☆☆☆
201936.6242 of 36633.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.4163 of 35654.2%★★★☆☆
201762.3107 of 35369.7%★★★★☆
201632.7238 of 35132.2%★★☆☆☆
201554.7142 of 35359.8%★★★☆☆
201459.8131 of 35863.4%★★★☆☆
201358.7148 of 35858.7%★★★☆☆
201255.7182 of 35849.2%★★☆☆☆
201133.4291 of 36019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201046.4217 of 35839.4%★★☆☆☆
200955.7163 of 35754.3%★★★☆☆
200844.7233 of 35935.1%★★☆☆☆
200751.8195 of 35845.5%★★☆☆☆
200647.5222 of 35737.8%★★☆☆☆
200551.9189 of 35947.4%★★☆☆☆
200461.6131 of 35763.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202528.8176 of 22822.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8143 of 22436.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202530.4244 of 35932.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.7196 of 36646.4%★★☆☆☆
202324.5268 of 35825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202251.5157 of 36757.2%★★★☆☆
202126.4263 of 35926.7%★☆☆☆☆
201947.4195 of 35444.9%★★☆☆☆
201870.098 of 34771.8%★★★★☆
201774.973 of 34378.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.8244 of 36733.5%★★☆☆☆
202430.3268 of 37528.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.6279 of 34920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202228.3262 of 36127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6275 of 36123.8%★☆☆☆☆
201944.4193 of 35846.1%★★☆☆☆
201858.1133 of 34961.9%★★★☆☆
201749.2139 of 31555.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202530.3242 of 36333.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.4186 of 36849.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.7226 of 35836.9%★★☆☆☆
202223.4282 of 36623.0%★☆☆☆☆
202155.2144 of 36660.7%★★★☆☆
201924.4268 of 35724.9%★☆☆☆☆
201834.9230 of 35034.3%★★☆☆☆
201742.7180 of 33946.9%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202548.922 of 5761.4%★★★☆☆
202471.013 of 5576.4%★★★★☆
202377.86 of 4586.7%★★★★☆
202237.622 of 4045.0%★★☆☆☆
202180.210 of 4075.0%★★★★☆
201953.415 of 3557.1%★★★☆☆
201844.78 of 1233.3%★★☆☆☆
201750.06 of 1250.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202526.9150 of 19422.7%★☆☆☆☆
202468.637 of 19881.3%★★★★☆
202318.6160 of 18212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202220.0145 of 16914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7153 of 19621.9%★☆☆☆☆
201953.864 of 17162.6%★★★☆☆
201820.0130 of 16018.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202520.2267 of 32517.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2239 of 32526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202316.3284 of 31710.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5252 of 32622.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.9261 of 31918.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3272 of 31313.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1242 of 30019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201734.3141 of 23038.7%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Native American (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school
Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
Science21%-12 vs state
English15%-15 vs state
Mathematics14%-9 vs state

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Lawrence County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Moulton Elementary School
Elementary : Speake
Middle : Moulton Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Lawrence County High School.

Lawrence County High School ranks 244th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Lawrence County High School are 76% White, 10% American Indian, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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